Armed Forces Covenant

In March 2023 Torbay Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant, reconfirming our commitment to our Armed Forces Community.  The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated appropriately and are not disadvantaged in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen.

The Armed Forces Covenant Duty places a legal obligation on certain public bodies to pay due regard to the Covenant principles when exercising certain functions.  The principles and our commitment to uphold them is set out in our signed Armed Forces Covenant.

Torbay Council is also part of the Devon Armed Forces Community Wellbeing Partnership.  The Partnership includes a wide range of organisations that collaborate to meet the aims of the Covenant across Devon. 

We are proud to have received the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award in October this year (2025).

Image courtesy of Wessex RFCA: left to right, Cllr Mark Spacagna – Torbay Council Armed Forces Champion, Vice Lord-Lieutenant - Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE DL, Matthew Fairclough-Kay – Torbay Council Director Corporate Services.

If you are a member of the Armed Forces Community and would like to find out more about how the Covenant can help you, or are interested in how you can get involved, go to the national Armed Forces Covenant website.

This short Armed Forces Covenant e-learning programme helps identify which groups make up the Armed Forces Community and what the Armed Forces Covenant and Covenant Duty are. 

Our Armed Forces Champion, Cllr Mark Spacagna is committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community in Torbay and to promoting the commitments of the Covenant.  If you would like to contact Cllr Spacagna or make an enquiry about the Armed Forces Covenant in Torbay, please email ArmedForcesCovenant@torbay.gov.uk.     

Organisations in Torbay who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant

• (UK) Howard Financial Limited
• Daish's Group Limited
• Frank Care Solutions Ltd
• L F Harris (International) Ltd
• Rossnet Consultancy Limited
• Rowcroft Hospice
• SWISCo Ltd
• The International Foundation For Protection Officers (UK) Ltd
• Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
• Torbay Council
• Katie Mills Independent Funeral Service

If you are an organisation in Torbay and wish to sign the Armed Forces Covenant to show your support for our Armed Forces Community, please contact us via our email address - ArmedForcesCovenant@torbay.gov.uk